Scintiphotography in Evaluation of Renal Transplants

Renal transplantation has progressed from the research stage to become a standard clinical procedure. Although still generally limited to large medical centers, renal transplants are regularly done in over 135 hospitals in the United States. In 1972, approximately 2,600 renal transplants were recorded in the United States by the Renal Transplant Registry. Approximately 65% of these were cadaver donors and 35% living donors